Vladimir Putin, the president of Russia, stated on Saturday that an African plan might serve as a foundation for peace in Ukraine, but that it would be difficult to implement because to Ukrainian attacks.
Russia does not reject talks with Ukraine: After visiting African leaders in St. Petersburg on Friday and hearing their requests for Moscow to carry out their plan, he was speaking at a news conference.
He declared that they are carrying out some provisions of this peace initiative. But certain things are challenging or impossible to implement.
Reuters reports that Russia and the West might follow a ceasefire agreement and talks with confidence-building measures before African mediators in the crisis take over.
According to Putin, the effort included a cease-fire as one of its points. But the Ukrainian army is attacking and conducting a massive strategic offensive operation, therefore they are on the offensive. When we are being attacked, we cannot put our guns down.
He responded, “We did not reject them…,” when asked about beginning peace negotiations. There must be consent on both sides for this process to start.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has rejected the concept of a ceasefire that would give Russia time to reorganize its forces after 17 grueling months of war and put it in control of roughly a fifth of Ukraine.